What music do you listen to (with tea)?

Well I'm 15, still in highschool, so as you can imagine I'm not exactly into the classical thing. I'm not going to say I'm in love with everything, but I'm usually listening to whatever is on the itunes top 10's 20's etc... So judge me however you want

Concerning the Japanese Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra mentioned a few messages back: for anyone interested there is a 130 minutes DVD available of them playing in a small location in Hamburg, Germany. The place is quite small, so it's not the same as videos you might have seen. Lots of jazz and improv. Each piece goes on and on. Maybe six pieces total. The whole orchestra is there, dancers are there, butoh dancers are there. The flying dragon is also there. But it's all in a very small place. It is actually quite good.I mention this now because there is practically no way to get that video. But, you can get it directly from the German film director himself who made it. He asks for 28€, including shipping to North America. PAL only: so your video/computer must read PAL. PM me if you want the details. I hope that this kind of message is not considered verboten here !

I went to a Slow Runner / William Fitzsimmons concert last night, it was so amazing, their harmony was just wonderful! I got to sit at a table right against the stage and talk to the band between songs, afterword I got to hang out and talk to them for a bit. It was such a great time!

With tea ... listen to a lot of female vocals including our friend Priscilla Ahn, Enya, the Cranberries. Also the more classical Japanese and Chinese and Korean pieces.

A lot of the more classic rock as well.

Sooo, I do not ever watch Dancing with the Stars, but just found out that our dear friend Priscilla Ahn, singer/songwriter, will be performing a song TONIGHT from her new album, When I Grow Up, that was released TODAY.

She will also be on Jay Leno on this Thursday night.

Her style is mostly folk style music, though has some fusion works incorporating jazz, rock, etc.

For music, ideally it'd be that kind of music which lends itself to be rediscovered (in parts) upon repeated listens. So that excludes pretty much all the 4/4 song material, even if the song is really spirited and good. Well, maybe not an extraordinary song.

So yes, jazz would be in there. Good heartfelt solos, intricate bvut sometimes evasive harmony and counterpoint touches.

Or maybe that music sometimes heard in dreams, which seems so wondeful.

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to actually reproduce that music for anyone to hear ? But then we get into all that stuff that makes our world and the music ends of reflecting that, in every genre and style that is made.